May 16, 2012
VIDEO: Common ladder safety errors in construction
Bruce Bolduc, owner of Construction Workplace Safety Training Ltd. , recently gave a seminar near Toronto on ladder safety in construction.
He talked about some of the common errors with ladder use, such as overextending and overloading ladders.
For more information, please see Where does labour law stand on ladder safety? in the Daily Commercial News.
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VIDEO: Highlights from the May 17 Daily Commercial News
The May 17 issue of the Daily Commercial News has reaction from Merit Canada and labour groups to Bill C-377, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (labour organizations), which is currently before the House of Commons finance committee.
Where does labour law stand on ladder safety?
The Ontario Ministry of Labour recently issued a new position paper on the use of ladders in construction, and workplace safety experts warn employers need to train their workers and assess their sites for risk.
Ontario Technological Skills Competition in Waterloo a “pressure cooker”
1,900 students from across Ontario competed in 63 career fields at the 23rd annual Ontario Technological Skills Competition (OTSC) in RIM Park and Manulife Sportsplex in Waterloo. Most gold medal winners will advance to the Skills Canada National Competition in Edmonton May 13 to 16. Winners will form Team Canada to participate in the 2013 WorldSkills International Competition in Leipzig, Germany.
VIDEO: BC Hydro's massive "Regeneration" initiative
In 2011, BC Hydro announced their "Regeneration" initiative, an effort to overhaul the province’s aging infrastructure in order to meet substantially higher energy demands in the coming decades.
VIDEO: Journal of Commerce Weekly Update May 14th, 2012
In this week's preview of the upcoming stories we're covering in the Journal of Commerce, Editor Bradley Fehr talks about our upcoming Energy feature, which highlights electrical and oil and gas projects across western Canada.
VIDEO: Canstruction 2012 in Vancouver
Every year architects, engineers, students and many others take simple canned foods and turn them into amazing structures and works of art for Canstruction.
April 28 is observed every year throughout British Columbia as a Day of Mourning for those who have been injured or killed in the workplace. One event was held at Jack Poole Plaza outside of the Vancouver Convention Centre, with the Olympic torch lit to commemorate the fallen.
VIDEO: Highlights from the April 27 feature on demolition and environmental engineering
The April 27 issue of the Daily Commercial News includes our feature on demolition and environmental engineering. It also includes information on the annual Day of Mourning, an occasion to remember workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness as a result of work-related incidents
VIDEO: Ontario politicians lack vision on resource economy in Canada, CanaData economist says
Alex Carrick, chief economist of CanaData, is not seeing any vision from either the ruling Liberals, or the New Democratic Party or Progressive Conservative party, that recognizes the changing role of the Ontario economy in the resource sector.
